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Kabul not an easy target for Taliban any more?

The 19 August attack on the British Council compound in Kabul had the necessary SIR elements -- Surprise, Intricacy and Retribution. It demonstrated yet again a complex combination of tactics......

US mulling roadblock for Iran's N-plans

The United States has threatened to bring to vote in the United Nations Security Council a tough Franco-British draft resolution requiring Iran to halt its uranium enrichment programme even if......

Now, the new MRCS exam in India

Planning a trip to London to take the MRCS examination? Rework your travel plans and head for Kolkata.The British Council, Kolkata, has now become the second overseas centre for the MRCS (Member of......

UNSC approves US-UK resolution on Iraq

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a US-British resolution endorsing return of sovereignty to Iraq's interim government after the June 30 handover and establishing a multinational......

France to back UN resolution on Iraq

France will back a US-British draft resolution on Iraq's sovereignty in the UN Security Council after many of its demands have been met, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said Tuesday. He told......

New Delhi International Airport wins safety award

New Delhi International Airport has won the prestigious 'International Safety Award' from British Safety Council, one of the largest independent occupational health, safety and environmental......

Over 100 British Council jobs to come to India

More than 100 jobs at the British Council in the UK are to be outsourced to India, as part of a massive cost-cutting drive to save taxpayers' money.Final decisions about which jobs will go to India......

Vedanta faces heat from activists again

Campaigners from Hamburg-based (Germany) think-tank World Future Council, along with British charity ActionAid, protested against the Church of England and Middlesbrough Borough Council on Monday......

Swraj Paul appointed Privy Councillor

Lord Swraj Paul was on Tuesday appointed by the Queen as a member of her Privy Council, the British monarch's advisory group whose members include the Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers and other......

Pune most suitable for UK investment: Survey

A survey conducted by trade facilitation body UK-India Business Council has ranked Pune as the most suitable place for British investments in India. The survey report, titled Opportunities For UK......

Briton Chisora given indefinite ban by WBC

British heavyweight Dereck Chisora was banned indefinitely by the World Boxing Council (WBC) on Tuesday for what the organisation called "one of the worst behaviours ever by a professional."......

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

'There will always be one player who is prepared to corrupt the game because of greed,' Ed Hawkins tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian. Ed Hawkins is no stranger to match-fixing. The British......

We will never be able to stop spot-fixing: Ed Hawkins

Ed Hawkins is no stranger to match-fixing. The British journalist, in his book ‘Bookie Gambler Fixer Spy: A journey to the corrupt heart of cricket's underworld’, released last year,......

How spot-fixing has ruined cricket's integrity

Spot-fixing is venom that has infested cricket over the last decade. It reared its ugly head again on Wednesday. This time, it is the Indian Premier League which is at the centre of a storm, with......

London increase 40 per cent more police for marathon

Britain is increasing police numbers by 40 per cent for Sunday's London marathon as part of an effort to reassure competitors and spectators after bombs devastated the Boston race on Monday. -......

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Q. I saw on internet that this Monday British Council is going to arrange an exhibition. I want to know that is it really going to happen? I mean that exhibition.I am afraid that if its a fake show off.
Santanu Chakraborty: A. more

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Q. What is the meaning of IELTS?
Neloy: A. Yes but in Thailand they're organising it in Jan-2013 more

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Q. QS Who was the FOURTH Governor General of India
Prasoon Sinha: A. IELTS , or International English Language Testing System, is an international standardised test of English language proficiency. It is jointly...... more

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Q. WHAT IS 9 P in S A ?
Ataur Rahman: A. The East India Company governed many parts of India which nominally acted as the agent of the Mughal Emperor. In 1773, motivated by corruption in...... more

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Meet the gene

Breaking News: Meet the gene The writer has posted comments on this article Ankit Ajmera & Dhamini Ratnam Ankit Ajmera & Dhamini Ratnam , Mumbai... ...

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Get a taste of the U.K.

The usual enquiries about Engineering and Medicine were rife at the UK university stalls in The Hindu Education Plus Education Fair 2013 but some... ...

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AIDWA Conference Calls for Intensifying Struggles, Strengthening Organisation

THE ninth state of the AIDWA was held in Captain Laxmi Sehgal Nagar at Ichalkaranji in Kolhapur The began with AIDWA vice-president Subhashini Ali... ...

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Asghar Ali Engineer's struggle for preservation of plural ethos

The events of last over two decades have shown us, more than before that the efforts of dividing the nation by communal forces have been a major... ...

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National Museum expansion hits a hurdle

National Museum's expansion plans are held up as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is still debating whether the British-era building on its... ...

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